My uncle's 1951 Studebaker Commander 4-Door Sedan and other Faux Airplanes

[JDaly]

We were fascinated with the bullet nose Studebaker Commander (1951) that my Uncle drove.

But little did I know that designers meant it to reflect a particular Fighter Plane,

 

I tell the story here in this substack post

[Studemax]

This is no surprise to me. In 1962 I used to sit in front of my Grandfathers 1950 Bulletnose sedan and dream of airplanes. To me it looked just like a big twin engine airliner. Still does...